Chapter 25 of Sky Island is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Sky Island is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket. "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom. I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor. "You're--you're WHAT, Trot?" "Booloorooess.
Chapter 25 of Sky Island is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading “I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “"It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “"It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"You're--you're WHAT, Trot?"”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
a young female
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The girl now took off Rosalie's ring and put it carefully away in her pocket.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "You're--you're WHAT, Trot?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You're--you're WHAT, Trot?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm Queen o' the Pinkies an' Booloorooess o' the Blues, an'--" "What's that?" asked the sailor.
which person or people
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It won't matter who sees me now," she remarked, "an' I want 'em to know that you an' me, Cap'n, are running this kingdom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're--you're WHAT, Trot?"
Chapter 25 of Sky Island by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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